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The Ladykillers
2004
It is always difficult to try to recreate a classic movie, so Joel and Ethan Coen took the premise of Alexander Mackendrick's beloved 1955 Ealing Studio caper comedy, THE LADYKILLERS, as the basis for coming up with their own entertaining and bizarre remake. Tom Hanks stars as Goldthwait Higginson Dorr, Ph.D., a would-be .. Read more
| Starring | Tom Hanks, Marlon Wayans, Irma P. Hall, Ryan Hurst |
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| Director | Ethan Coen, Joel Coen |
| Genres | Comedy |
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The Ladykillers
It is always difficult to try to recreate a classic movie, so Joel and Ethan Coen took the premise of Alexander Mackendrick's beloved 1955 Ealing Studio caper comedy, THE LADYKILLERS, as the basis for coming up with their own entertaining and bizarre remake. Tom Hanks stars as Goldthwait Higginson Dorr, Ph.D., a would-be professor who talks his way into renting the cellar of Mrs. Munson (Irma P. Hall), where he and his supposed band will practice their "Renaissance music." But they are actually plotting to tunnel through to steal a mint from a riverboat casino. The motley crew of incompetent criminals includes Marlon Wayans as Gawain MacSam, a hip-hoppity thug pretending to be a janitor; J.K. Simmons as movie prop man and demolition "expert" Garth Pancake, who has problems with irritable bowel syndrome; Tzi Ma as the General, a Vietnamese tunnel rat with a Hitler moustache; and Ryan Hurst as a pathetically dumb football wannabe named Lump. Just when they think all is going well, they run into a curious Mrs. Munson, who smells something funny. The film includes several exhilarating Gospel scenes set in southern churches, and lots of riotous site gags.
| Starring | Tom Hanks, Marlon Wayans, Irma P. Hall, Ryan Hurst, Tzi Ma, J.K. Simmons |
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| Director | Ethan Coen, Joel Coen |
| Studio | WALT DISNEY STUDIOS HOME ENTERTAINMENT |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 40 mins |
| Certificate |  |
| Genres | Comedy |
| Language | DVD: English, English Audio Description |
| Hearing-impaired | English |
| Released | Production year: 2004 To Rent: DVD: not available To Buy: DVD: 25 Oct 2004 |
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Flat remake of a classic comedy relocated to the American South, with an less engaging cast and broader jokes. Irma P. Hall is excellent as the landlady, though her toughness makes less enetertaining the contest between her and the incompetent robbers.
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Watching this it was hard to believe the Coen brothers had anything to do with it,where's the wit and style of Fargo or O&#... read more » - 82802
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Don't waste your time - rent the original!
I felt that Tom Hanks and Irma Hall played brilliant parts, but other than that, I can't say I was impressed. The film seemed overly long without the subtle... read more »
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After 40 minutes we switched this film off, it was confusing, jumped from one character to another and didn't have anything that would encourage us to watch... read more »
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Subtle comic genius that makes you laugh throughout!
I really like this! its witty and there's a twist! This film while not the best of the Coen brothers films is still very good. The acting, particularly Tom ... read more »
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PGA calls it for No Country, friend-o
- 04 Feb 2008
The Coen brothers' latest collaboration, No Country For Old Men, starring Tommy Lee Jones, Javier Bardem and Josh Brolin, has won a top award at the Producers Guild Awards (PGA) in Hollywood. Ethan and Joel Coen, whose previous hits include Barton Fink, O Brother Where Art Thou? and The Ladykillers, picked up the gong with co-producer Scott Rudin. According to industry paper Variety, the PGA trophy could be a good omen for the film's Oscar hopes as the PGA winner has gone on to win the Academy's Read more
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